Quote Originally Posted by Bastian View Post
I HATE it when these head honchos say they want to do something "completely new" with a franchise I love.

Seemingly unlike EVERYONE ELSE IN THE WORLD, I LIKE games to stay the same. That's why I hate FFVII, VIII, X, XI, XII and probably XIII so much: because they strayed too far from the formulas I loved. Hell, I think VI strayed a little too far for my tastes.

Yes, I know most people out there disagree. Most people are GLAD they tried something "completely new" with VII (since, revoltingly, it's everyone's fav FF). And so I'm sure that what ever S-E comes up with that is "completely new" will be what the next gen will come to love but will annoy people like me to death.

On the same topic, Miyamoto (the Zelda analog) insists that Twilight Princess was the "last Zelda game of that kind" and that the new Wii Zelda will be something "very different" . . . I'm sure such a statement is constructed to excite people, but it just depresses me, because I love my Zelda they way it was. I loved my FF the way it was (1-5) and I'm not keen on any "complete changes".
Just curious, how many FF's did you play before VI? Did you really feel strongly about the formula after 2 games? Did you even think FFI was that good?

I was really surprised at what he said. He basically acknowledged that they've been catering to the same fanbase ever since FFVII, when FF used to be a series where they tried out new things.

Their biggest concern should be that they haven't made up to date games in many years now. I think the only current generation game they developed internally was The Last Remnant. Well, they have an engine now, all they need to do is start making some games. With the PS3 now in its 4th year and the XBox 360 in its 5th, they sure are late to the party, though. I remember when FFXIII looked amazing and was supposed to be the "first game to demonstrate the power of the PS3". Now, after Killzone and Uncharted 2 that statement is a joke. FFXIII looks like any other PS3/360 game after those 2. Now God of War III and Gran Turismo 5 make it look even worse. I'm not saying FFXIII will be underwhelming, but it looks like it should have been released 2 or 3 years ago.